Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Former Nebraska Insurance Claims Examiner Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud
Aug 31 2011 // An Omaha man has pleaded guilty to mail fraud while he was working as a claims examiner for an insurance company. The U.S. attorney’s office says that William Bouda faces up to 20 years in prison when he’s...
Texas Supreme Court: Bad Faith Claim Inconsistent with Worker’s Comp
Aug 30 2011 // The Texas Supreme Court has concluded that while bad faith claims against workers’ compensation carriers are not permissible under the state’s Insurance Code, claims made under the Code against insurers for...
Law Helps Illinois Patients Denied Insurance Claims
Aug 29 2011 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation to beef up protections for consumers who want to appeal health insurance claim denials. The law, signed Aug. 26, brings state law into line with consumer protections required...
Judge Allows Punitive Damage Claims for Gulf Oil Spill to Move Ahead
Aug 29 2011 // Plaintiff lawyers claimed a victory on Friday when a U.S. federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits against BP and others over last year’s big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico allowed much of the case to move...
Insurance Industry Mobilizes for Hurricane Irene Claims
Aug 26 2011 // In addition to advising their policyholders on what to do to protect against Hurricane Irene, property/casualty insurers and brokers are themselves taking precautions—and positioning their claims teams for the...
Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Overhaul Now in Effect
Aug 26 2011 // Legislation overhauling the Oklahoma workers’ compensation laws becomes effective today, Aug. 26, 2011. The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court noted that while the effective date for Senate Bill 878 is Aug....
Why Thieves Prefer Cadillac Escalade
Aug 26 2011 // The Cadillac Escalade, a top pick of the rich and famous ranging from Hollywood celebrities to Wall Street executives, is also the favorite choice of thieves. The luxury SUV, which starts at more than $63,000, is the most...
Even If Irene Stays Offshore, Insurance Claims Could Be Significant: Willis
Aug 25 2011 // While it’s still unclear if Hurricane Irene will make landfall or stay offshore the East coast this weekend, a storm its size can create significant storm surge and will likely result in significant personal and...
Year Old Gulf Oil Spill Claims Fund Has Paid $5 Billion
Aug 23 2011 // The Gulf Coast Claims Facility set up to handle claims from the BP oil disaster has paid out $5 billion after one year of operation. It has paid 204,434 individual and business with a total of 359,441 claims. Established...
Connecticut Court Rules on Guaranty Fund Role in Workers’ Comp Claims
Aug 23 2011 // The state insurance guaranty fund can be considered the last insurer on a workers’ compensation risk that has multiple insurers and be initially liable for paying benefits to the injured employee, with the right to...
Cap Limits Indiana’s Liability in Stage Collapse to $5M
Aug 22 2011 // Indiana’s $5 million cap on liability in accidents is far too low for the number of deaths and injuries involved in the recent deadly stage collapse at the state fair, personal-injury lawyers say. The Indianapolis...
Illinois Court: Homeowner Suit Against Flood Determination Firm May Proceed
Aug 19 2011 // A flood determination company may be sued by Illinois homeowners for failing to determine the couple’s home was in a flood plain, a state appeals court has found. The Illinois Court of Appeals for the Third District...
QBE 1st Half Net Profits up 53% to US$673 Million
Aug 19 2011 // QBE, Australia’s global insurance group, announced a 53 percent increase in the half year net profit after tax of US$673 million. The group noted that this figure was “within the range provided to the market on...
Insurer’s New Predictive Model Targets High Cost Workers’ Comp Claims
Aug 18 2011 // Workers’ compensation giant Liberty Mutual has developed a new predictive model that lets it more quickly identify and manage high cost workers’ compensation claims that typically make up about 20 percent of...
Missouri: $745M in Claims Paid Toward Joplin Recovery
Aug 17 2011 // As of mid-July insurance companies serving consumers in the Joplin, Mo., area had paid more than $745 million in claims for residential, personal and commercial property damaged by the EF-5 tornado that struck May 22,...
Official Urges Filing of Flood Insurance Claims
Aug 15 2011 // A federal disaster official says South Dakota homeowners and business owners who have flood insurance and have suffered flood damage should file claims now. Mark Neveau of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which...
La. First-Time Unemployment Claims Increase
Aug 14 2011 // First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending Aug. 6 increased from the previous week’s total. The state labor department figures released Friday show the initial claims increased to...
Maryland Hospital Settles Stent Claims for $1.8 Million
Aug 12 2011 // The Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland has agreed to settle allegations that it failed to take action to prevent medically unnecessary cardiac stent procedures by a physician who had privileges...
UK Insurers Welcome PM’s Pledge on Compensation Scheme
Aug 12 2011 // The UK’s insurance industry “has welcomed Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement that the Riot Act police compensation schemes will operate as normal and has promised to use its expertise to help the...
Mississippi Lawsuit Claims ‘The Help’ Movie Used Real Person’s Identity
Aug 11 2011 // Lawyers for Kathryn Stockett want a judge in Mississippi to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses the author of “The Help” of basing a character on a real-life maid who works for Stockett’s brother. The...
